Psychological and Social Factors influencing Patients’ Treatment Selection for Localised Prostate Cancer ( Advances in Prostate Cancer )

Publication series ： Advances in Prostate Cancer

Author： Luke A Robles Shihning Chou Owen J Cole Akhlil Hamid5  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT4594852641

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535109327

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535109327

Subject： R4 Clinical Medicine

Keyword： 临床医学

Language： ENG

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Psychological and Social Factors influencing Patients’ Treatment Selection for Localised Prostate Cancer

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Psychological and Social Factors influencing Patients’ Treatment Selection for Localised Prostate Cancer

1. Introduction

2. Treatment side-effects and their psychological impact

3. Personal beliefs and treatment selection

4. A systematic review of the literature

5. Synthesis of findings

5.1. Beliefs underpinning treatment selection for localised prostate cancer

5.1.1. Radical prostatectomy

5.1.2. External beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy

5.1.3. Active surveillance / watchful waiting

5.1.4. The role of urologists and partners in informing patient beliefs

5.1.5. The role of patients’ information seeking behavior in informing beliefs

5.1.6. The role of other patients’ treatment experiences in informing patient beliefs

6. Discussion

7. Recommendation for health care

8. Recommendations for further research

9. Conclusion

Acknowledgements

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